Electric Venom will not be participating in the One Day of Blog Silence created as an attempt to honor the victims of Virginia Tech and elsewhere.
I have found that atrocities, horrors and evil are best met with loud outrage shouted from the rooftops… not silences intended to be symbolic but representing little more than a token gesture.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, 1:40 pm | 
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April 18, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I agree, besides the “moment of silence” is a gesture that only works in a large gathering of people. On blogs it makes no sense at all.
April 18, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Short and pithy makes what you say even more meaningful. I’m an admirer of that.
As I twittered earlier, I’m not sure about what I’ll do but understand both positions. After posting a note about it on my blog, I’m going to add a link to your post as another view worth considering.
April 18, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Especially not when the blog promoting the idea is not just about VTech but also about that damnable “larger point.” Especially not when the conservative blogs shutting up will be a huge boon to the polls who are even now working on ways to circumvent or even overturn the 2nd Amendment. And, last and least but fricking annoying, not when said blog simply says by one-blog fiat “the blogosphere is holding” the silence and also has one of those farking annoying URLs that won’t allow you to use your Gates-given right to use the Back button.
Bumptious, in all respects.
From VK: Er, yeah. All those reasons, too.
April 18, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Should be “pols,” not polls. As in politicians.
April 18, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Dey don’t know us vewwy well, do dey?
April 18, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Thank you, Susan. I apologize for not having linked you as my source on the “day of silence,” however, I like you and I like your blog… and given my attitude about the purpose of this event, I didn’t want any of the venom splashing back on you.
April 19, 2007 at 9:04 am
At least they only registered the domain name for a year. I would have found it too amusing if they’d registered a domain name for three years for a single day’s worth of hype.
April 19, 2007 at 9:52 am
That, my friend, was a perfect snark!
April 20, 2007 at 6:25 pm
So, who died and made this person King of the Blogosphere?
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